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Frappeverse 2023 - A Retrospective - Cover Image
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Frappeverse 2023 - A Retrospective

Thoughts and reflections from Frappeverse 2023

Writing composable software - Cover Image
Engineering
Writing composable software

The only way to write maintainable large and complex software like Frappe Framework and ERPNext is to make it "composable".

Thoughts of a Jobless CEO - Cover Image
Culture
Thoughts of a Jobless CEO

When you are the CEO of the company and left with nothing to do.

Frappeverse 2023 - The gathering storm - Cover Image
Announcements
Frappeverse 2023 - The gathering storm

Why you should attend the Frappe + ERPNext Conference 2023 (8-9 Sept)

How to price software projects - Cover Image
General
How to price software projects

Pricing and managing software projects is hard. Here are some insights from over the years.

In the aftermath of exuberance - pick your own pay '23 - Cover Image
Culture
In the aftermath of exuberance - pick your own pay '23

What happens in a company that allows everyone to pick their own pay? Do people make wise choices? Do they get tempted to take more? Read to find out.

Trip Diary: Bhopal - Cover Image
Culture
Trip Diary: Bhopal

Every Frappe offsite is special - fun, dramatic and usually wholesome. Notes from our trip to Bhopal in Feb '23.

Learning to lead - Cover Image
Culture
Learning to lead

Going down the rabbit hole to find what makes great leaders

How people fail in jobs (and how to fix it) - Cover Image
Culture
How people fail in jobs (and how to fix it)

Being successful in a company is a two way street, both the person and the company must learn to tango if they have to get it right.

Finding your mission - Cover Image
Culture
Finding your mission

Can work become your mission? Is it worthy of your full engagement? Some thoughts and explorations...

Make - Cover Image
Engineering
Make

With so many software applications, tools and components available for free, why bother making new ones?

You can't motivate anyone - Cover Image
Culture
You can't motivate anyone

Motivation as a leadership problem is overrated. You can't just "fire up" people. If people are not motivated, the problem lies elsewhere.

A journey to the heart of Digital India - Cover Image
Open Source
A journey to the heart of Digital India

The government of India is working hard to digitise all services. My experiences from the 25th National E-Governance Conference.

This changes everything - Cover Image
Community
This changes everything

The ERPNext Conference 2022 was a totally unexpected success

Re introducing ERPNext Hosting + Support - Cover Image
Announcements
Re introducing ERPNext Hosting + Support

A look at the new ERPNext Hosting + Support plans and our pricing experiments through the years 2010-2022

Why you should NOT work at Frappe - Cover Image
Culture
Why you should NOT work at Frappe

Frappe is an awesome place to work, but not for everyone. Here is an honest attempt to talk about our shortcomings.

Choosing your own pay, how does this work? - Cover Image
Culture
Choosing your own pay, how does this work?

A step-by-step guide on how to implement pick your own pay in your company.

How to start a movement - Cover Image
Culture
How to start a movement

Notes from Offsite #6, where from a company, we became a movement.

Frappe Anti-Values - Cover Image
Culture
Frappe Anti-Values

If values have to matter, they must represent a trade-off. For each value to be impactful, there must be an anti-value (things that bring us down). What are the anti-values of Frappe?

Using group intelligence to measure excellence - Cover Image
Culture
Using group intelligence to measure excellence

Can group intelligence be used to run an organization? Here are some notes from our latest experiment